Author: Elspeth Reeve

Anthony Weiner May Think He's Closer Friends with the Clintons Than They Do

Associated Press

Anthony Weiner will announce he's running for New York City mayor sometime this week, but he won't get the Clintons' official support or endorsement, Politico's Maggie Haberman reports.

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 29, 2011

Report: Possible Improvised Explosive Device Near D.C.

A suspicious package was found outside Washington

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 29, 2011

Here Comes the Government Shutdown

Talks are breaking down over how to fund the government for the last six months of the year

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 28, 2011

Who to Blame for the (Likely) Government Shutdown

Lawmakers have till April 8 to make a deal, but they can't even agree on where to begin

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 28, 2011

How to Get Press as a Fringe Candidate: Promise Not to Hire Muslims

Herman Cain says he wants to prevent Sharia law from creeping into our government

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 28, 2011

Is the Tina Brown-Arianna Huffington Rivalry Real?

Brown says she'd never name a website after herself

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 28, 2011

Gingrich Impeached Clinton to Preserve Sanctity of Depositions

The candidate says he wasn't a hypocrite for cheating on his wife at the time

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 25, 2011

Quiz: Bush's Iraq or Obama's Libya?

Follow the eerie echoes between the debates

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 25, 2011

South Now More Integrated, More Racially Diverse

Black people are moving back to the South as cities grow more integrated

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 25, 2011

Indiana Prosecutor Floats Fake Assassination on Scott Walker, Resigns

Carlos Lam is the second Hoosier official to lose his job over violent anti-union messages

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 24, 2011

Feds Indict Ensign Staffer Whose Wife Ensign Slept With

Douglas Hampton is facing seven charges stemming from affair probe

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 24, 2011

From Hawks to Doves in Five Days Flat

There's a lot of switching around when it comes to positions on Libya

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 24, 2011

Michele Bachmann to Form 2012 Exploratory Committee in June

The Tea Party favorite is putting together a campaign team in Iowa

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

Trumpdate 2012: Says He Could 'Definitely' Beat Obama

Also wonders why "no one" has seen the president's baby photos

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

A Literal Republican Contest for Health Care Hyperbole

Rep. Darrell Issa is having a tweet-off and Rep. Steve King is winning

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

Gingrich Was for Libyan Airstrikes Before He Was Against Them

The presidential candidate's only consistent line: He doesn't like what Obama's doing

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

First Official Republican 2012 Candidate Is Gay

Fred Karger will provoke more debate within the Republican Party over gay rights

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

Bill Kristol Says Sarah Palin Shouldn't Be the GOP Nominee

Weekly Standard editor was Palin's biggest backer in 2008

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 23, 2011

Health Care Declared a Failure Before It Begins

President Obama's health care overhaul turns one year old today

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 22, 2011

Rand Paul Flirting With Presidential Run

He hasn't been in the Senate long, but neither was Barack Obama

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 22, 2011

Irritated Congressmen Lash Out at Obama Over Libya

The gap between candidate and president Obama on war powers touches a liberal nerve

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 22, 2011

Ginni Thomas Joins The Daily Caller Staff

Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas continues her move into politics

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Wisconsin State Senator's Mistress Gets Sweet State Job

Another reason Randy Hopper's wife will support his recall

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Tim Pawlenty Is Officially Running, Mitch Daniels Probably Isn't

The former Minnesota governor is expected to announce his official entry this afternoon

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Palin Charms Israelis, Puzzles Indians

How the local press covered the Republican star's visits

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Nancy Pelosi Hospitalized in Italy, Released

Senate Minority Leader was visiting with officials in Rome

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 21, 2011

Left, Right Agree to Disagree with Obama on Libya

Republicans mostly attack Obama for delaying action

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 20, 2011

Saif Qaddafi 'Surprised' by Airstrikes

Says Muammar Qaddafi will not step down over this "misunderstanding"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 20, 2011

Sorrow, Anger Follow the Death of Knut

The fame-addicted polar bear died Saturday at only 4 years old

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 20, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Sunday Columns

Our promise to Libya, our changing military role, and pills to make short kids grow

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 17, 2011

House Votes to Defund NPR

Votes to prohibits local stations from using federal funds to buy NPR content, but bill has little chance in the Senate

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 17, 2011

Trumpdate 2012: The Donald Says He's a Teeny Bit Birther

Trump says he's a "smart guy" who would waste $600 million on a presidential campaign

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 17, 2011

Sarah Palin's Mystery Adviser Likes Polysyllabic Words, Hates Elites

The Los Angeles Times profiles Rebecca Mansour, Palin's low-profile media enforcer

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 17, 2011

Congress at War Over Earth-Friendly Forks

Republicans wants an end to compostable utensils and a return to styrofoam

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 16, 2011

Americans and Italians Seem to Agree on Berlusconi's Sex Record

Italian premier charged with paying for sex with an underage girl 13 times

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 16, 2011

After Two Stopgaps, GOP Budget Cutters Spoiling for a Fight

Faced with the option of losing now or losing later, the Tea Party will choose the latter--by forcing a government shutdown

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 16, 2011

Four New York Times Reporters Missing in Libya

Bill Keller says he's been promised that, if Tripoli captured them, they'll be release unharmed

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 16, 2011

The Dueling Do-Nothings of D.C.

Turning the proasic into partisan: every second Congress or Obama wastes is a shame

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 16, 2011

Michigan Declares 'Financial Martial Law'

Statehouse passes bill that allows emergency managers to break union contracts

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 16, 2011

House Energy Panel Curbs Federal Power to Fight Climate Change

All 31 GOP committee members also voted to say they don't believe in global warming

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2011

House Ignores Bachmann's 'Mice or Men' Protest, Passes Budget Bill

54 Republican supporters of the Tea Party, however, in a GOP mini-revolt

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2011

Trumpdate 2012: Finding Something to Love About Saddam, Unions

Praises Saddam Hussein's national security policy and gets slapped with FEC complaint

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2011

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2011

There's Nothing Funny About the Tsunami

Joking about Japan is a bad idea. Just ask Haley Barbour and Gilbert Gottfried

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2011

NRA Snubs Obama

White House extends an olive branch; gun rights activists sniff

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 14, 2011

Wife Supports Husband's Recall Because He's Living with His Mistress

Wisconsin labor activists knocked on Randy Hopper's and found his wife instead

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 14, 2011

A History of Michele Bachmann's Grasp of History

Misplacing the Battle of Lexington and Concord isn't the half of it

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 14, 2011

Jokes From the Gridiron Club's Annual Dinner

Cameras and social networking were banned from the exclusive event

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 14, 2011

PJ Crowley Resigns as State Department Spokesman

Ousted for criticizing the Army's treatment of accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 11, 2011

How to Turn Japan's Earthquake into Punditry

Pundits, as ever, waste no time using the massive tragedy to score a few political points

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 11, 2011

Spatwatch

Darrell Issa Doesn't Believe His Ex-Spokesman Impersonated Him

Howard Kurtz mistook Kurt Bardella, who was fired last week, for his boss

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